By Alice Borchardt
Regeane is a fatherless royal relation who occurs to be a werewolf. Her mum or dad, Gundabald, and his venal son Hugo plan to recoup their fortunes by way of marrying Regeane to a filthy rich bridegroom, even if she may inadvertently make him right into a bedtime snack. Gundabald forces her into obvious compliance through threatening to bare her mystery to the Church, which might burn her on the stake. because the bridegroom, Maeniel, trips to Rome to say her, Regeane discovers allies in her quest to defeat Gundabald's machinations, together with a few very robust, humorous, and levelheaded ladies. regrettably for Regeane, she additionally has extra strong enemies than Gundabald.
Alice Borchardt brings 8th-century Rome vividly to lifestyles. Her language is earthy and sensuously descriptive: ''The wolf visited Regeane's eyes and ears. the woman staggered a little with the surprise. the sunshine within the sq. turned severe. Smells an overpowering event: rainy stone, damp air, musty garments, perspirations shading from historic sticky dirt to clean acrid adrenal alarm.''
Borchardt is Anne Rice's sister, yet she writes a truly diverse type of story. Ghosts, the lifeless, and supernatural forces are right here, yet so is laugh-out-loud humor and a cheerful finishing. --Nona Vero
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The little girl looked up at her, disbelief written in every line of her features. "You won't tell me then," she said, sounding deeply offended. "I don't know what to tell you," Regeane said. " "Maybe you're right," the child said pensively. " She looked up at Regeane with an expression of almost adult belligerence marred only by a slight protrusion of the lower lip. " She climbed over the rail, dropped to the ground, and drew the fallen man's knife. Regeane scrambled down quickly to join her. The little girl's fingers were twined in the soldier's hair.
Html betrayed by the woman he loved, even as he fell. They planned to use her in the same way they'd used her mother. Even if she refused to help them, she knew that wouldn't stop their plotting. They had turned to her mother only when other methods failed with Wolfstan. Gundabald eyed her suspiciously. Her capitulation had been too rapid. "My, we are mealy-mouthed all of a sudden," he said. " Gundabald uncovered another one of the dishes. This one a highly spiced fish stew, thick with onions, leeks, and blazing hot cracked peppercorns.
Regeane felt disheveled. She was. Mantle at her feet, veil on her shoulders. The speaker, a tall woman, was fingering her hair. Regeane had an impression of rich clothing and silky exquisite perfume. Two large men who flanked the lady prevented forward progress. Regeane tried to ease backward. Impossible. She was caught between the cloth seller's cart and the furniture man's. They were pushed together at the back. She was wedged between them. "What's a beautiful creature like you doing fumbling through trash like this?